striker Nazon's journey: From ISL to the World Cup for Haiti
NEW DELHI, June 26 -- When Duckens Nazon stepped onto the field in the 67th minute of the Brazil-Haiti game on Wednesday, substituting Ruben Providence, certain sections of social media in India suddenly went abuzz. The 32-year-old Haitian player, who played for Kerala Blasters in the ISL in 2016, made his World Cup debut.
Already out of contention for the Round of 32 after losing their first two Group C games against Scotland (0-1) and Brazil (0-3), they lost their third straight game when they went down 2-4 to Morocco in Atlanta. Back in 2016, a young Nazon had arrived in India, wearing the yellow jersey of Kerala Blasters. That spell in India was a vital stepping stone in the journeyman's career who would also go on to play in Iran, Belg...
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